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Award-Winning Books by Authors of Color

A selection of books from a variety of genres written by people of color, all of which won major literary awards.
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2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
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Roberto Bolano
26A (Diana Evans)
26A
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Diana Evans
3 Sections: Poems (Vijay Seshadri)
3 Sections: Poems
3
Vijay Seshadri
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
4
Sherman Alexie
The Adventures of Beekle (Dan Santat)
The Adventures of Beekle
5
Dan Santat
Akata Warrior (Nnedi Okorafor)
Akata Warrior
6
Nnedi Okorafor
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
7
Paulo Coelho
American Born Chinese (Gene Luen Yang)
American Born Chinese
8
Gene Luen Yang
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
9
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
10
Benjamin Alire Saenz
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
11
Imbolo Mbue
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
12
Toni Morrison
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
13
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
14
Nnedi Okorafor
Bluebird, Bluebird (Attica Locke)
Bluebird, Bluebird
15
Attica Locke
The Bone People (New Zealand) (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People (New Zealand)
16
Keri Hulme
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
17
Marlon James
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
18
Junot Diaz
Brother, I'm Dying (Edwidge Danticat)
Brother, I'm Dying
19
Edwidge Danticat
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
20
Jacqueline Woodson
Bud, Not Buddy (Christopher Paul Curtis)
Bud, Not Buddy
21
Christopher Paul Curtis
The Carrying (Ada Limón)
The Carrying
22
Ada Limón
Catalogue of Unabashed Gratitude (Ross Gay)
Catalogue of Unabashed Gratitude
23
Ross Gay
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
24
Tomi Adyemi
China Men (Maxine Hong Kingston)
China Men
25
Maxine Hong Kingston
Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen
26
Claudia Rankine
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
27
Alice Walker
The Crossover (Kwame Alexander)
The Crossover
28
Kwame Alexander
Death's End (Liu Cixin)
Death's End
29
Liu Cixin
Digest (Gregory Pardio)
Digest
30
Gregory Pardio
Dread Nation (Justina Ireland)
Dread Nation
31
Justina Ireland
Echo (Pam Munoz Ryan)
Echo
32
Pam Munoz Ryan
Elbow Room
Elbow Room
33
Elijah of Buxton (Christopher Paul Curtis)
Elijah of Buxton
34
Christopher Paul Curtis
The Emissary (Yoko Tawada)
The Emissary
35
Yoko Tawada
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
36
Siddhartha Mukherjee
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
37
Michael Ondaatje
Everything Inside (Edwidge Danticat)
Everything Inside
38
Edwidge Danticat
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West
39
Mohsin Hamed
Family Life (Akhil Sharma)
Family Life
40
Akhil Sharma
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